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I Was VB · 16-02-2011 5:01pm #1

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1845357

€4K and open to offers, thing is she's sales proof ticking all the boxes that scares the bejaysus out of most Irish buyers, Auto, 2.4 petrol, Ex-Taxi, 160K miles.

I know these things have a ropey HG and Autobox tho, what should i offer?

16-02-2011 5:14pm

Given the 9 yeat rule that yoke may not be as sale proof as normal

I believe CV joints are hugely expensive and main dealer only too. In saying that I would think €3000 would buy it.

I Was VB · 16-02-2011 5:21pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Given the 9 yeat rule that yoke may not be as sale proof as normal
I believe CV joints are hugely expensive and main dealer only too. In saying that I would think €3000 would buy it.

Would like to give €2.5K, yea heard that CV joints are massively expensive €500 a corner??

Matt Simis · 16-02-2011 5:25pm

I Was VB wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1845357

€4K and open to offers, thing is she's sales proof ticking all the boxes that scares the bejaysus out of most Irish buyers, Auto, 2.4 petrol, Ex-Taxi, 160K miles.

My dad had a manual one. He really like it. Was approached by several taxi drivers with offers during his ownership. Had no problem selling it (to a new to the business taxi driver in the end).

His was manual and got an absurd 44mpg.

16-02-2011 5:29pm

I Was VB wrote: »

yea heard that CV joints are massively expensive €500 a corner??

Can't remember if it was that much but 'twas defo over €300 so €500 fitted may be right

vectra · 16-02-2011 5:35pm

One of the ugliest yokes ever to hit the road..a Big donkey of a thing..

I Was VB · 16-02-2011 5:44pm

vectra wrote: »

One of the ugliest yokes ever to hit the road..a Big donkey of a thing..

Perfect taxi so!

16-02-2011 5:52pm

vectra wrote: »

One of the ugliest yokes ever to hit the road..a Big donkey of a thing..

Very much a non European look about them, more or less a yank tank. They have decent presence on the road. I'd quite fancy one for bangernomics but the neighbour has a 1997 one from new so wouldn't want the same car as him (retarded I know :pac: )

VolvoMan · 16-02-2011 6:42pm

4k strikes me as rather expensive for an obscure, high engine capacity luxury saloon that will be saleproof when it becomes too old to be a taxi.

I don't understand, VB. I found you an utter bargain of an S80 D5 the other week and you seemed to ignore it. Are you really a Volvo fan at all

R.O.R · 16-02-2011 6:53pm

It's no Grandeur XG...........................

I Was VB · 16-02-2011 7:13pm

VolvoMan wrote: »

4k strikes me as rather expensive for an obscure, high engine capacity luxury saloon that will be saleproof when it becomes too old to be a taxi.

I don't understand, VB. I found you an utter bargain of an S80 D5 the other week and you seemed to ignore it. Are you really a Volvo fan at all

Love the auld Volvo's 200, 700, 900 series. Not to keep on the newones.

VolvoMan · 16-02-2011 7:16pm

I Was VB wrote: »

Love the auld Volvo's 200, 700, 900 series. Not to keep on the newones.

But even so, when's the time you're actually going to buy one?

16-02-2011 7:22pm

VolvoMan wrote: »

But even so, when's the time you're actually going to buy one?

Coming from a dude who drives a Yaris iirc :pac:

No of the ones he likes are 9 or younger.

VolvoMan · 16-02-2011 7:25pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Coming from a dude who drives a Yaris iirc :pac:

No of the ones he likes are 9 or younger.

Yeah, but he had the last few years as a taxi driver to buy and use one when he could, but instead chose to drive a series of Carina II's/Carina E's. It baffles me.

unkel · 16-02-2011 8:37pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Very much a non European look about them, more or less a yank tank.

You got that right. For years it was the best selling car in the US!

I Was VB · 16-02-2011 10:51pm

VolvoMan wrote: »

Yeah, but he had the last few years as a taxi driver to buy and use one when he could, but instead chose to drive a series of Carina II's/Carina E's. It baffles me.

Ah ya cant beat the old Carina's/Corona's. I just love them, keep in mind that when i registerd on Boards.ie i was 18 i was mad about Volvo's at the time would of given me left bollok for a early 1982 Volvo 760 GLE insurance at the time was a quoted €6800. But like most things they change with age, six years on i'm converted Toyotophile.

Hope this finally answers yer questions as to why i dont drive a Volvo, and I Was VB. Now TB

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